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One last dance: Ball State students reflect on their Homecoming experiences throughout the years
Ball State University has a century-long legacy, but students only experience a few years of this event during their time here. The week of celebration and school spirit is different for everyone, so throughout a student’s time, their Homecoming plans might change from their first year to their last year. Monday through Saturday, Homecoming gives students, alumni and the Muncie community an opportunity to join and celebrate the culture of Ball State.
Made by Madelyn: glass fused with care
Between paper crafts, mixed-media painting and junk-journaling, Madelyn Heskett has always liked to create art. However, throughout her childhood, one specific art form has become more than just a hobby for her: fused glass. Heskett started doing fused glass art as a teenager. Over the past few years, she has turned her art into a business. She created Made by Madelyn, where she makes fused glass artwork and greeting cards.
Ball Bearings: A story in every wave: Inside Color Guard
During her sixth-grade band class, Alivia Wolfe had the option to continue with instruction or step out to work with the color guard team instead. She decided to try something different and join the team. Without expecting it, she fell in love with color guard. As she approached her first year of college, her friend, Donaji Valdes, convinced her to continue with the color guard team at Ball State University. “It was one of the best decisions I’ve made,” Alivia said.
Ball Bearings: The students behind Equinox Music Festival
Skip to Content, Search, Navigation, or Footer. A photo of Equinox Music Festival, April 11. Kadin Bright, Ball Bearings. Around two small tables pushed together, fewer than 10 students sit together listening to songs from a laptop. They talk over what songs they enjoy and which bands other students might like to hear. This small group makes difficult decisions as they plan an entire music festival together.
Ball Bearings: The students behind Equinox Music Festival
Around two small tables pushed together, fewer than 10 students sit together listening to songs from a laptop. They talk over what songs they enjoy and which bands other students might like to hear. This small group makes difficult decisions as they plan an entire music festival together. Since the fall, this group has met periodically to put together an event for students to enjoy near the end of the school year.
Bill allowing elimination of tenured faculty positions advances to Kentucky Senate
A bill that would allow Kentucky universities to dismiss tenured faculty members passed the state House of Representatives 72-21 and now awaits a vote in the state Senate. The University of Kentucky Faculty Senate released a statement opposing the bill at the faculty senate meeting on March 9. House Bill 490, sponsored by Rep. James Tipton and Rep.
‘When an opportunity is there, you take it.’ How a UK alumnus came to tell Louisville’s Muhammad Ali story
On a warm June day in 2016, thousands lined the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, shoulder to shoulder, waiting, as the sweet scent of crushed roses filled the air. The crowds weren’t waiting for a parade. They were waiting to say goodbye to ‘the greatest:’ Muhammad Ali.
A rising tradition: The family behind Lexington’s sourdough
Categories: February 28, 2026 The smell of sourdough stops pedestrians on National Avenue. Inside the red brick storefront, Wild Lab Bakery’s Chapi McGraw shapes a loaf with practiced hands while her husband Andrew, pulls another batch from the oven. It’s the same bread they started making in their dining room four years ago. Now, customers line up to buy it. Chapi and Andrew have cultivated community and stewardship with local farmers and Lexington, Kentucky, residents.
Sex Bingo event at Ball State breaks attendance records
Inside Ball State’s quiet Teacher’s College building, noise and energy from one lecture hall spilled into the hallway the evening of Feb. 12. Nearly every seat of room 121 was filled with students chanting “consent,” as Ball State’s Spectrum, an LGBTQ+ student organization, held its annual Sex Ed Bingo. Fifteen minutes before the game was set to start, the bingo cards ran out, with a line of people still waiting to get in.
Sex Bingo event at Ball State breaks attendance records
Inside Ball State’s quiet Teacher’s College building, noise and energy from one lecture hall spilled into the hallway the evening of Feb. 12. Nearly every seat of room 121 was filled with students chanting “consent,” as Ball State’s Spectrum, an LGBTQ+ student organization, held its annual Sex Ed Bingo. Fifteen minutes before the game was set to start, the bingo cards ran out, with a line of people still waiting to get in.
2026 Grammy picks and predictions
It’s Grammy season! With that, it is time to celebrate the world’s best musical sensations in the past year. Since the first Grammy Awards in 1959, the event has traditionally occurred annually in the U.S., with hundreds of artists seeking recognition for their cultural impact and talent. Everyone knows that being awarded a Grammy is a massive honor, especially for rising artists.
Identity-based event titles changed, university faculty hesitant to speak with media
University of Kentucky faculty members have expressed concern over the revision of identity-based speaker event advertisements, saying it threatens free speech. Three speaker events across three UK departments underwent title changes, including omitting gender, wealth and race-related wording. Some faculty members said they received edited event titles, but were unsure why they were made or where the direction to make them came from.
Five decades of cardinal spirit with Charlie Cardinal
Walking up the bleacher stairs, Charlie receives points and cheers. As he confidently walks through the student section during a Ball State football game, he takes the time to pose for pictures and videos with students who want to interact with him. Without a voice, he uses his movements to interact with fans. Charlie Cardinal has officially represented Ball State University since 1969, though he made his first appearance a year prior, according to Ball State Athletics.
Five decades of cardinal spirit with Charlie Cardinal
Skip to Content, Search, Navigation, or Footer. Walking up the bleacher stairs, Charlie receives points and cheers. As he confidently walks through the student section during a Ball State football game, he takes the time to pose for pictures and videos with students who want to interact with him. Without a voice, he uses his movements to interact with fans.
Wayzgoose festival celebrates print media and letterpress
The King Library Press’ annual Wayzgoose Print Festival welcomed faculty and students to celebrate the art of the letterpress and print media. The event showcased prints from their archive of historical and donated graphics on Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Margaret I. King Library, where the press is housed in the Special Collections Research Center at the University of Kentucky.
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